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Officials named for November's Autumn Nations Series

hollie davidson
The officials for the action-packed 2024 Autumn Nations Series have been revealed.

The third edition of the series will see 21 thrilling fixtures played throughout November, starting with England v New Zealand on Saturday 2nd November and finishing with Ireland v Australia on Saturday 30th November.

Hollie Davidson (SRU, pictured), Takehito Namekawa (JRFU) and Damian Schneider (UAR) will take charge in an Autumn Nations Series match for the first time, bolstering an already impressive roster of officials.

Namekawa refereed the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship between England and France in July, while Schneider was an assistant referee during both this year's Guinness Men's Six Nations and The Rugby Championship.

Davidson, the most established of the trio, refereed the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2022, and earlier this year in the URC became the first female match official to referee a play-off game in a tier one competition - among her many trailblazing achievements.

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, Saturday 2 November

Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)

Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

SCOTLAND v FIJI

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Saturday 2 November

Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

Assistant Referee 1: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (FFR)

TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

FPRO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND

Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Friday 8 November

Referee: Nic Berry (RA)

Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, Saturday 9 November

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Paul Williams (NZR)

TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)

FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

FRANCE v JAPAN

Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Saturday 9 November

Referee: Damian Schneider (UAR)

Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR)

TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)

FPRO: Damon Murphy (RA)

ITALY v ARGENTINA

Stadio Friuli, Udine, Saturday 9 November

Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (RFU)

TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

WALES v FIJI

Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Sunday 10 November

Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)

Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

FPRO: Brett Cronan (RA)

SCOTLAND v SOUTH AFRICA

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Sunday 10 November

Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR)

IRELAND v ARGENTINA

Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Friday 15 November

Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Craig Evans (WRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Angus Mabey (NZR)

TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)

FPRO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, Saturday 16 November

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

FRANCE v NEW ZEALAND

Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Saturday 16 November

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

SCOTLAND v PORTUGAL

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Saturday 16 November

Referee: Takehito Namekawa (JRFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU)

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

FPRO: Mark Patton (IRFU)

WALES v AUSTRALIA

Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Sunday 17 November

Referee: James Doleman (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Angus Mabey (NZR)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZR)

ITALY v GEORGIA

Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Sunday 17 November

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR)

Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)

TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)

FPRO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

FRANCE v ARGENTINA

Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Friday 22 November

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referee 2: Morné Ferreira (SARU)

TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

FPRO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

WALES v SOUTH AFRICA

Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Saturday 23 November

Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)

TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

FPRO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)

ITALY v NEW ZEALAND

Allianz Stadium, Turin, Saturday 23 November

Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Ludovic Cayre (FFR)

TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)

FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

IRELAND v FIJI

Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Saturday 23 November

Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

FPRO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

ENGLAND v JAPAN

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, Sunday 24 November

Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referee 2: Morné Ferreira (SARU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

SCOTLAND v AUSTRALIA

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Sunday 24 November

Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

IRELAND v AUSTRALIA

Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Saturday 30 November

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)